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United express flight from charlotte to d.c.s dulles airport. he was freed uninjured after the plane touched down. that right there, i always thought snakes on a plane is my worst nightmare. that is, right there. >> how did that even happen? did you know that was possible to have someone in the baggage hold, trapped, in there. >> i dont want to indict this guy, but it doesnt just happen, okay? he was either sleeping or taking a break. you dont end up when they shut the cargo hatch and youre on t...

Out for some time that while passengers go through extensive screening every type they go to the airport, workers do not. >> employee security control at airports beef up significantly. some airports have way too many access points. reporter: in the wake of recent terror attacks, jeh johnson said the department already moved to step up the pace random screening of airport workers and quote tsa administrator and i recently conclude we need to double down on these airport security efforts and will...

U.s. but in 2014 an atlanta-based baggage handler was charged with delivering guns to a smuggler. in the same year five airline employees were charged with smuggling $400,000 through bostons logan airport. another new security measure, this one aimed at passengers, may mean some drivers licenses could be rejected as valid i.d. for flying there. is a 10-year-old law on the books that sets federal standards for the technology used in licenses. some states amon illinois, missouri, new mexico, and w...

Homeland security secretary jeh johnson said the department had already moved to step up the pace of random screening of airport workers. and quote the tsa administrator and i have recently concluded that we need to double down on the airport security efforts. and be consulting with airports and airlines to do so. there are no reported instances of airport workers being involved in terror plots in the u.s. but in 2014 an atlanta-based baggage handler was charged with delivering guns to a smuggle...

Go through, bags being examined, id double check, shoes removed and all of this will be rolled out over 2016 we are told. most travelers and indeed even some employees we have been speaking to think it is a pretty good idea. listen here. >> a good thing. to be able to walk through. >> you feel safer even though you are going through security. >> yes. they will be checking up on people and make sure no one is bringing anything they are not supposed to. >> reporter: there are no instances we are a...

In this country or even in europe, but for me, what bothers me is the ground staff in this country and europe is not completely vetted and thats the easiest way to get it in and doesnt matter how crude the bomb is, you can bring an airplane down. >> yeah, weve seen that in the united states. there was the case in atlanta of a baggage handler shipping weapons around the country using his access to get cargo on to an aircraft, which is just stunning and if it was guns it could have been anything e...

Baggage handler, there are some reports out that it was, all he would need to do is take it and insert it next to the skin and like i said, a couple ounces and electric detonator and switch and timer knowing the plane would take off on time it would be very, very easy to take down an airplane. >> frightening stuff. bob bear, appreciate it and mia bloom. a 360 exclusive, new details about the attack inside the bataclan concert hall. two young people survivors describe how they managed to get ou...

In terms of -- and the personnel involved in -- who have access to aircraft at los angeles international airport, and at dulles airport? >> you know, lawrence, i again have to respectfully disagree with mr. christoph and your other guest relative to the ability of the potential to get 5 bomb on a u.s. aircraft on u.s. soil. i think mr. cavanaugh will remember the case in hartsfield where for five years a baggage handler for one of the major airlines had been in cahoots with a former airline empl...

Where thousands of employees are going to go through the same checks passengers go through? i havent heard anybody propose it. >> if youre a caterer or baggage handler, you dont have to go through a metal detector? >> no. most of the airports, no. >> is that okay with you? >> well, its okay if theyve done an in-depth background check on it. but the problem is these are minimum wage jobs. they turnover. and they dont have the time to complete the in-depth background checks so they do a minimal ch...

Hybrid explosive, that means ones that ripped as jimmy was saying. it opens up the side of an airplane, the zipper effect. doesnt take much explosives. if they wanted to make sure the plane went down, they could get it around security and have a baggage handler simply put it in the tail of the plane, use a lot of explosives to make sure the plane came down. weather whether it was a vapor or barometric switch i dont think well ever know. i have to emphasize how easy this is once youve got staff o...